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 Apple is likely winding down work on the initial release of iOS 27 as it prepares to install the operating system on new iPhone models coming next month, but some changes are still being made as we saw with the fifth round of betas this week.
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While there have been many twists and turns in the company's evolution, it remains one of the biggest names in the telecommunications industry.
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 After more than a year of rumors about what legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together, we finally have a reasonably clear idea.
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If your internet has been slower than usual lately, your router might need a reset. Here are some things you can try.
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A patent filing details ways that Meta could use facial recognition with its smart glasses to create media files, such as videos.
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 This timber retreat is small on home comforts but big on simple rustic charm. Designed to serve as a short-stay vacation home, it features a deliberately stripped-back interior that provides the basics needed for two people to relax, sleep, and enjoy the view.
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USB ports and cables have tons of potential capabilities, but making sense of them can be tricky if you don't know where to look.
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Love is in the air — including for Olaf.
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Hayden Christensen is back, and Ryan Gosling is ready for his Starfighter role.
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Android users have had to click a few extra times to add Aptoide Games.
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For the first time since Apple started selling standard and "Pro" iPhones, we're not going to get an entry-level iPhone model this fall. Apple doesn't plan to release an iPhone 18 in September, and will only launch the iPhone 18 Pro, ?iPhone 18 Pro? Max, and foldable iPhone Ultra. The lower-cost ?iPhone 18? won't come out until spring 2027.
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Google has a week to make it easier to find third-party app stores.
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 You don't have to watch Kevin Costner's Waterworld to know that for much of the world, the future will be increasingly flooded. As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with - and on - the water.
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DeepSeek V4-Pro and Claude Opus 5 take different approaches to coding. Compare their agent tools, context windows, API pricing, and developer fit.
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Google Pixel Watch adds Insulin Resistance Trends to track blood sugar-related metabolic changes and bring Health Guardian insights to more wearables.
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More Star Wars news is likely on the way as Disney kicks off its D23 fan celebration event.
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Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games will feature 2,056 robots from 16 countries, with tougher autonomy rules and more real-world industrial tasks.
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"Mercenary spyware" isn't targeted at everybody, but don't skip the notification if you see it.
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A humanoid robot took the judge's seat in a simulated court case, testing how AI handles legal arguments, courtroom rulings, and the risks of AI judgment.
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If you didn't catch it in theaters, here's when you can watch it on Disney .
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OpenAI has lost its AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar just a year after she joined the company, the Financial Times reported. Bakalar has maintained a silence and has yet to update her LinkedIn profile, but if her departure is confirmed then it will add to the list of OpenAI executives who have quit in recent months.
Other departures include robotics chief Caitlin Kalinowski, who left the company over its deal with the US Department of Defense; researcher Zoe Hitzig, who quit in a very public way by writing an article in the New York Times; and Johannes Heidecke, head of safety systems.
OpenAI's ethical stance has been called into question following an attack by OpenAI models on Hugging Face.
The departure of its sole ethicist will add to the pressure on the company. In her year at OpenAI Bakalar focused on ethical approaches to model development, looking at how humans interact with AI and examining machine consciousness, according to the FT report.
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Microsoft will bring its two Copilot apps into a unified interface for consumer and work users, part of a wider drive to create a Copilot "super app" that consolidates various features.
Until now, Microsoft has offered two Copilot apps across web, desktop and mobile platforms: a simplified, consumer-focused Copilot app, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, which combines the AI assistant with access to Microsoft's productivity apps and files.
Microsoft on Thursday announced an "updated Copilot app" aimed at providing a "simpler, more cohesive experience" for personal and work users.
For users of the consumer Copilot app, the update will provide access to Microsoft 365 tools such as Word, Excel, and Outlook from within Copilot, as well as the ability to connect email, calendars and cloud storage. At the same time, some features previously available in the consumer-focused app will be retired, including group chats and Deep Research, though Microsoft 365 Premium subscribers will still have access to a s
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Google says the new Quick Share feature is an "instant, two-way exchange" for sharing.
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From Starlink and Robotaxi to Neuralink and Mars, we examine which Elon Musk technology projects are proven, emerging, or still moonshots.
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 I recently reviewed the top-o'-the-line Narwal Flow 2 - my very first robovac ever, so I got a taste of the "country-club-rich-guy life," and it did not disappoint. The thing absolutely rocks. At $1,400, I'd hope so. If I bought it as a consumer r
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Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot can swap its own battery in under three minutes, a feature designed to reduce downtime during industrial work.
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On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss how the Apple Watch is seemingly heading into one of its least eventful new generations, yet the rumors stacking up behind it describe the most radical rethink in the product's history coming later.
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Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday closes at 751 CVE entries (across all product families), with 108 rated as critical. One flaw is already exploited, CVE-2026-68820, an elevation of privilege in the Windows WinSock driver (afd.sys). Two more were disclosed but not exploited, CVE-2026-62832 (User Profile Service) and CVE-2026-72971.
This security-only release earns Patch Now for Windows, Office and Exchange; no SQL Server updates this month. Unfortunately, several critical issues affect server roles: Windows DNS Server carries a cluster of critical RCEs; Windows DHCP Server is the most-populated Microsoft product family at 14 entries. Testing should lead with printing and fonts and the
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Claude was tasked with managing real employees at a San Francisco store. Its first firing offers an early glimpse of what having an AI boss could look like.
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President Macron has asked the government to rewrite France's proposed social media ban for children.
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 While many tiny homes have been trending steadily larger, the Sunrise Tiny House takes things in the opposite direction. This off-grid model has been created with mobility in mind and would be a good fit for those wanting a nomadic lifestyle.
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Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack will be the stars of the third Incredibles movie.
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Laptop batteries don't last forever, but there are some things that you can do today that may affect the lifespan of your MacBook's battery.
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One of AI vendor DeepSeek's biggest selling points has been its ultra-low price point, but that party's about to end.
The Chinese model provider is raising API pricing for its V4 model family by notable margins, in some cases by more than 1,100%. The increases may not be that dramatic for all, though; the company is encouraging "more flexible workload scheduling," with peak rates and half-price off-peak rates.
The news was tucked into the announcement of the general availability (GA) of DeepSeek V4-Pro and upgrades to VR-Flash. The new pricing takes effect for most parts of the world on August 16.
"On paper, at peak, against the right comparator, DeepSeek's price advantage does disappear, and in places inverts," said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research. But in practice, "the schedule's own clock and cache hand most of it back to any buyer paying attention."
How Flash and Pro compare now
The new API pricing structure is as follows:
Flash is now $0.22 per million input tokens (cache miss) and $0.66 per million output tokens off-peak; and $0.44 per million input tokens (cache miss) and $1.32 per million output tokens at peak.
This is up from the flat rate of $0.14 for inputs (cache miss),
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This year's Pixel devices all got pricier. Here's why.
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Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora distributions get first dibs.
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The license-plate-reader firm said it will require stricter oversight after a Washington Post investigation found dozens of officers had misused its cameras to spy on their exes and romantic interests.
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China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
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Meta is donating 15,000 Ray-Ban Meta glasses to an Irish charity supporting people with sight loss.
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WIRobotics' ALLEX humanoid operated a power drill using NVIDIA GR00T, revealing progress—and persistent limits—in real-world robot control.
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Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
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Apple continues work to get White House go-ahead to source memory from Chinese supplier CXMT, which the US government has placed restrictions on.
For Apple, the issue comes down to simple math. With the cost of making iPhones up 38% because of eye-watering memory price increases — up almost 7-fold since the beginning of 2025 — it makes sense to make pragmatic choices when it comes to sourcing supply, particularly when other computer companies (including HP and Acer) already obtain memory from CXMT.
US resistance to the plan is that because of the way Apple packages memory on chip, the use of that memory might partly contravene the technology transfer restrictions the US has in place. Note: use of off-the-shelf components is fine.
Apple has been lobbying to use memory from the supplier only on devices made and sold in China and would likely argue this is reasonable given that both HP and Acer already use CXMT memory in products sold outside the US.
Why it's really about supply
The iPhone maker's dilemma isn't just about memory price, it's also about ensuring it has enough component supply to
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 Apple today seeded the fifth betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after Apple released the fourth betas.
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 Apple today provided developers with the fifth beta of macOS Golden Gate, with the update coming two weeks after Apple seeded the fourth beta.
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Windows 10 ESU keeps eligible PCs patched after support ends. Learn the 2026 cost, eligibility rules, coverage, deadlines, and how to enroll.
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 Tiny houses have been trending larger in recent years, but the Mini House 300 x 700 proves you don't need a massive trailer to create a practical home. With a length of just 22 ft (7 m), but an increased width, it manages to squeeze in a surprisingly spacious and livable interior.
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Traditional operating systems (OS) were built to manage hardware, files, apps, and users on a device, but Cloudflare says the agentic AI era requires a whole new format.
The company this week announced Cloudflare OS, which connects AI agents, enterprise data and context, internal systems, and workflows together in one secure workspace. It is open source and browser-based, sparing companies the need to build all-new infrastructure.
The OS is launching alongside several other new security, identity, spending, and user insight tools that Cloudflare has built for the AI-based workplace.
"Cloudflare OS isn't a traditional desktop OS," said Rita Kozlov, VP of product at Cloudflare. "It reimagines the workplace computing environment for AI."
Open source OS runs in a browser
Cloudflare OS serves as a secure, AI-equipped workspace that is plugged into internal company systems. Available now through Cloudflare's open source repository, it is accessible directly in a browser, and runs inside an enterprise's Cloudflare account.
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Apple has had to introduce a quota on security researcher reports because its systems are being overwhelmed by low-quality warnings generated by AI.
It's a classic illustration of the rule of unintended consequences: a technology meant to help us has become a barrier to getting things done. After all, not only has AI driven the cost of consumer electronics higher, but it is also being used to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities — while also overwhelming security teams with low-grade reports, thus eroding their attention span.
The cost of good intentions
This is what's happened at Apple, as security researchers use AI as a tool to identify new bugs. Perhaps the reports are well-intended. Hopefully, the researchers aren't just motivated by the promise of easy bug bounties. Or maybe this is a cynical attempt to overwhelm platform security teams with low-grade bug reports — while holding back larger attacks for actual use by well-resourced state-backed actors.
We can't know whether attackers really are trying to overwhelm active platform defenses before going in for the kill. But given that it's an actively used military strategy, it's pretty hard to ignore the possibility.
Apple's response
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NEW RESOURCES Washington State University: Wondering about tomorrow's air quality? Check WSU's new interactive tool. "The tool provides information on fine particulate matter and ozone concentrations, as well as fire locations and […]
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Disney would *really* like to remind you that 'Star Wars' is back in theaters in a month now.
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We are now in the third decade of Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday releases, which deliver fewer critical updates to browsers and Windows platforms — and much more reliable updates to Microsoft Office — than in the early days of patching. But this month, the company rolled out 63 updates (including fixes for three zero-days in Windows and Office).
Updates to Microsoft Exchange and Visual Studio can be included in standard patch release cycles, while Adobe needs to be included in your "Patch Now" releases for third-party applications.
The team at Readiness has provided a detailed infographic that outlines the risks associated with each of the updates for November.
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